What's the Matter ? don't like plastic wire Wheels ?

Well , then don't put up with them ! There is a way to do your own Real wire wheels ! I am no good with photo posting so pay attention ! take your wheels , front and rear halves and remove All the Chrome !

Now lay the front ( outside wheel half ) on the table in front of you . Make sure you have good lighting and a white surface under where you are working . Find a drill bit that is almost correct , only on the smaller size .

Before you do anything else , make sure you have the fine Stainless wire you will need on the bench . Now , put the drill in the Chuck and definitely make sure it is straight as you can get it .

The drill bit being straight is important , because you will be drilling upward toward the wheel center . Now trim off a wire and clean up where it was , after marking it's spot on the rim .

Now take a sharp object , such as a small awl or needle and mark a spot on the outside of the rim about .010 down from the front edge. Set your drill in the dimple and patiently drill your hole . You can slant the drill After you get breakthrough !

Make a dimple (Light ) in the wheel center piece even with the other wires . Now drill about .010 in from the edge . remove the drill .Slide the wire in the two holes and Glue with C.A the the rim .

I learned a trick here . Cut your wire first and let it be a little shorter ( about.020) than the length you need . This insets the wire in the rim ! That little dimple when you apply the super glue forms a retainer cone so that after Zip - Kicker it is flush at the rim .

I hope this was clear till now . Now do this a full Quarter of the way around .Fill in with the second layer of wire as you go .The Quartering keeps the wheel center and rim straight and true !

Do the wheel back the same way and then cement the two halves together as soon as you can . You will have the stainless wire in the wheel .Hit the rim with a MOLOTOW pen and you are good to go . Happy Wiring .-- O.C.G.